Commissioner Stein also encouraged the SEC to implement “mandatory periodic disclosures about the value of investors’ 401(k) accounts to show how much income will likely be generated in retirement.”

Its Education Center now covers seven life priorities; it has bundled its educational resources by topics; and when participants meet with financial wellness specialists, they are given a personal consultation action checklist.

PGIM Rolls Out First of Set of ETF Expansion; Invesco Acquires MassMutual Asset Management Affiliate; and Horace Mann and SWBC to Offer Investment Solutions for Educators. 

If the DOL’s proposal closely follows President Trump’s executive orders, it is likely to revise the “common nexus” and “one bad apple” rules that have held back open multiple employer plans.

The PBGC is proposing in a renewal request that all reportable events filings include controlled group information, company financial statements, and the plan’s actuarial valuation report.

Along with other features, the software can automate tasks usually performed manually. 

The agency will give greater scrutiny to retirement plan distributions and 403(b) universal availability rules, among other things.

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found “several errors of law in the district court’s rulings.”

Sharing findings of a recent Capital One survey, Stuart Robertson says there is opportunity to educate employees about the tax-deferred status of retirement plan contributions and retirement plan investment fees.

New Wells Fargo plan health research shows “high influence” plans do not all look the same, nor are they just the most generous plans in terms of the matching formula.

Due to changes in the wider benefits and compensation landscape, experts agreed, now is a fine time for nonprofit employers to reconsider their offerings and whether they can do more to attract and retain top executive talent. 

Of the nearly half of survey respondents who report they have experienced health care cost increases in the past year, 24% state they have decreased their contributions to retirement plans, and 17% have taken a loan or withdrawal from a retirement plan.

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